BILL NUMBER: AB 621	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 20, 2009
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 13, 2009

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Saldana

                        FEBRUARY 25, 2009

   An act to  add Section 53069.83 to   amend
Sections 29000 and 29001 of  the Government Code, relating to
local  agencies   government  .



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 621, as amended, Saldana.  Local agencies: certificated
motor carriers of property.   County Budget Act. 

   Existing law specifies the procedures for establishing the annual
budget for each county, and defines the terms "administrative
officer," "auditor," "board," and "controller" for purposes of those
provisions.  
   This bill would establish those provisions as the County Budget
Act and would additionally define the terms "adopted budget," "budget
year," "final budget," and "recommended budget" for purposes of that
act.  
   Existing law prohibits a motor carrier of property from
contracting or subcontracting with, or otherwise engaging the
services of, another motor carrier of property until the contracted
motor carrier of property provides certification, in a specified
manner, of compliance with safety inspection, certificate, permit,
and financial responsibility requirements. A violation of those
provision is a misdemeanor.  
   This bill would prohibit a city or county from contracting or
subcontracting with, or otherwise engaging the services of, a motor
carrier of property until the contracted motor carrier of property
provides certification, as specified. 
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   SECTION 1.    Section 29000 of the  
Government Code   is amended to read: 
   29000.   This chapter shall be known, and my be cited, as the
County Budget Act.  Unless the context otherwise requires or
provides, the general provisions set forth in this article, and the
requirements concerning county budget matters prescribed by the
Controller under Section 30200, govern the construction of this
chapter.
   SEC. 2.    Section 29001 of the   Government
Code   is amended to read: 
   29001.  Except as otherwise defined in this section, the meaning
of terms used in this chapter shall be as defined in the 
accounting standards and procedures for counties  
Accounting Standards and Procedures for Counties  prescribed by
the Controller pursuant to Section 30200.
   As used in this chapter:
   (a) "Administrative officer," means the chief administrative
officer, county administrator, county executive, county manager, or
other officials employed in the several counties under various titles
whose duties and responsibilities are comparable to the officials
named herein. 
   (b) "Adopted budget" means the budget document formally approved
by the board of supervisors after the required public hearings and
deliberations on the recommended budget.  
   (b) 
    (c)  "Auditor" means the county auditor or that officer
whose responsibilities include those designated in Chapter 4
(commencing with Section 26900) of Division 2. 
   (c) 
    (d)  "Board" means the board of supervisors of the
county, or the same body acting as the governing board of a special
district whose affairs and finances are under its supervision and
control. 
   (e) "Budget year" means the fiscal year for which the budget is
being prepared.  
   (d) 
    (f)  "Controller" means the State Controller. 
   (g) "Final budget" means the adopted budget adjusted by all
revisions throughout the fiscal years, as of June 30.  
   (h) "Recommended budget" means the budget document recommended to
the board of supervisors by the designated county official. 

  SECTION 1.    Section 53069.83 is added to the
Government Code, to read:
   53069.83.  A city or county shall not contract or subcontract
with, or otherwise engage the services of, a motor carrier of
property until that motor carrier of property provides certification,
in the manner prescribed by subdivision (b) of Section 34620 of the
Vehicle Code, of compliance with subdivision (a) of Section 34620 of
the Vehicle Code.